Help and emergencies in Telugu
The words you hope to never need. Play the ten Telugu words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Telugu phrases in this lesson
- సహాయం చేయండి!sa-HAA-yam chay-YAN-di
- Help!
- డాక్టర్ ని పిలవండిDAAK-tar ni pi-la-VAN-di
- Call a doctor
- పోలీసుpo-LEE-su
- Police
- మందుల షాప్MAN-du-la SHAAP
- Pharmacy
- ఆసుపత్రిaa-su-PAT-ri
- Hospital
- నాకు దారి తెలియడం లేదుNAA-ku DAA-ri te-li-YA-dam LAY-du
- I'm lost
- నాకు బాగా లేదుNAA-ku BAA-gaa LAY-du
- I don't feel well
- దొంగలు దొంగిలించారుDON-ga-lu don-gi-LIN-chaa-ru
- It was stolen
- ఇది అత్యవసరంI-di at-ya-va-SA-ram
- It's an emergency
- నన్ను ఒంటరిగా వదిలేయండిNAN-nu ON-ta-ri-gaa va-di-LAE-yan-di
- Leave me alone
Call this loudly in an emergency. Telugu bystanders respond quickly to distress. You can also shout "bachao" (బచావో), the Hindi word, which is also widely understood in Hyderabad.
Hyderabad has excellent private hospitals including Apollo and KIMS. In an emergency, most hotel staff will call for help if you show distress.
The emergency number in India is 100 for police and 112 for a general emergency line. Hyderabad Police also has a women's helpline at 1091.
Pharmacies are called "medical stores" or "medical shop" across South India. They are plentiful and open late. Most common medicines are available over the counter.
Government hospitals are free but crowded. Private hospitals like Apollo Hyderabad offer high-quality care. Carry your travel insurance card.
Literally "I do not know the way." Show your phone with the map and say this. Most people will stop to help, especially if they see a confused foreigner.
Simple and clear. Say it to hotel staff, a fellow passenger, or a shopkeeper. Follow up with "daktor kaavali" (డాక్టర్ కావాలి, I need a doctor) if necessary.
For reporting theft to police or hotel staff. You can also say "naa [item] dochukunnaru" (నా [item] దొచుకున్నారు) which is more colloquial for "they stole my [item]."
The emergency number in India is 112.
Literally "leave me alone".